(Originally posted on my blog)
Google Earth is fantastically visual and the kids love it when we quickly zoom back to earth from afar. But we are missing so much! So I decided to slow things down. I basically changed the Fly-To speed settings, from the Tools menu>Options>Touring. I reduced the speed as much as I could using the slider.
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Now with a much slower zoom you have the ability as a teacher to reflect on what you see - so if we are zooming in from space I am able to talk about the continents we can see and then countries and regions. It just gives you and the kids much more time to take in the view!
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Take it slow - enjoy the view
(Originally posted on my blog)Google Earth is fantastically visual and the kids love it when we quickly zoom back to earth from afar. But we are missing so much! So I decided to slow things down. I basically changed the Fly-To speed settings, from the Tools menu>Options>Touring. I reduced the speed as much as I could using the slider.
Now with a much slower zoom you have the ability as a teacher to reflect on what you see - so if we are zooming in from space I am able to talk about the continents we can see and then countries and regions. It just gives you and the kids much more time to take in the view!
From: http://classroomgoogleearth.wikispaces.com/